About Us
We normally buy collectibles & estates, from single pieces to whole estates.
As of Summer 2019 we are working through a backlog of inventory from winter acquisitions, so may not be able to offer full estate buyouts at this time.
How We Got Started
I've had a long career doing repairs and maintenance on customer's homes and businesses. These folks always have excess 'stuff' to liquidate, but no time to do so. I fondly recall our very first item: a concrete bird bath that was being junked by a customer. I sold that piece for $35, a seed from which our business has grown.
The products and services we offer
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"They are experienced, knowledgeable and conscientious! They provide a much needed service of..."
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"They are experienced, knowledgeable and conscientious! They provide a much needed service of “cleaning out and decluttering”!"
Products & Services
Furniture that's built to last still needs a little TLC. We primarily work on wood furniture, but can also rewire lamps, upcycle odd stuff, do cust...
Modern 66" used office desk. $75 Find the rest of our inventory on Craigslist by searching for keyword "zzz"
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"Rada has just what is needed in her apparel / accessory business: style and an eye that knows how..."
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"Rada has just what is needed in her apparel / accessory business: style and an eye that knows how to find it! Store full of great stuff!"
Recent Activity
Emotional drama and 'impasses' often occur when we (or others) have unrealistic *EXPECTATIONS*.
Some self help guru once advised that we should set goals that can be met 80% of the time +/-. Less than that = not striving enough...more than that = frustrating.
In generational businesses BOTH...
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Emotional drama and 'impasses' often occur when we (or others) have unrealistic *EXPECTATIONS*.
Some self help guru once advised that we should set goals that can be met 80% of the time +/-. Less than that = not striving enough...more than that = frustrating.
In generational businesses BOTH generations need to expect success only some % of the time, not ask for 100% success. "Strive for excellence, not perfection," does not go down well with perfectionists...sorry...try being a realist.
Advice: agree to disagree 1 time out of 5...and just let that one go.
The last 'real' job I had was decades ago. My boss, who wanted me to stay on, was overridden by upper management, so I was canned in a 'trimming' project. Turns out nearly every company I ever worked for either folded, or 'trimmed' me out of a job. On that last day at my last job my boss asked,...
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The last 'real' job I had was decades ago. My boss, who wanted me to stay on, was overridden by upper management, so I was canned in a 'trimming' project. Turns out nearly every company I ever worked for either folded, or 'trimmed' me out of a job. On that last day at my last job my boss asked, "what will you do then?". Jokingly I said, I'm gonna start my own business so I can have job security!" -- it was a total jest on my part, but in hindsight was one of the most accurate things I ever said.
I had acquired some remodel skills by working on my own houses + had helped my dad maintain the home in which I grew up. My engineering education was also helpful in a background way: engineers know how stuff works. Also: my dad was an entrepreneur, so the idea of being self employed was not at all new to me.
So I knocked on my neighbor's door (who was a friend besides) and offered to fix his front stoop for pay. My first gig. 30 years later, after acquiring a great deal of varied skills, and flipping several homes I've 'hung up my hammer'.
Still looking for income though, so my wife and I now buy and sell furniture - I have the skills to repair antiques, and she's great at selling. I put stuff on eBay too - hate their fees, but the wide number of customers is worth it.
Bottom Line Advice: never too late for 'percussive radical change' based on your confidence to survive and succeed without a corporate structure of any kind.